Biometric identification method and device using one

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10489667-B2
Application number	US-201615388952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2016
Priority date	Dec 22, 2015
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A biometric identification method includes the steps of comparing a candidate print with a reference print and of validating the identification according to a certain number of characteristics common to both prints and a predetermined validation threshold. The method includes the steps of creating at least one deceiving print and comparing same with a candidate print. An identification device designed for implementing this method is also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for biometric identification implemented by a computer unit by comparing a candidate print with at least one reference print for determining a score depending on the similarity of the candidate print and the at least one reference print and a predetermined validation threshold which the score will be compared with, the method comprising the following steps:
capturing a first candidate print;
comparing the first candidate print with the at least one reference print and computing a score of the first candidate print for the at least one reference print;
at least when the score of the first candidate print for the at least one reference print is under the predetermined validation threshold, comparing the first candidate print with at least one first deceiving print, with said at least one first deceiving print having been created for having biometric characteristics enabling the first candidate print to obtain a score for the at least one first deceiving print at least equal to a first predetermined threshold; and
computing the score of the first candidate print for the at least one first deceiving print, the biometric identification being validated if the score of the candidate print for the at least one reference print has reached the predetermined validation threshold, and the biometric identification being rejected if the score of the candidate print for the at least one reference print is under the predetermined validation threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1 , which comprises the following steps:
capturing a second candidate print;
comparing the second candidate print with the at least one reference print and computing a score of the second candidate print for the at least one reference print;
comparing the second candidate print with the at least one first deceiving print and computing a score of the second candidate print for the at least one first deceiving print; and
if the score of the second candidate print for the at least one first deceiving print is under the predetermined validation threshold for the at least one reference print and under the first predetermined threshold for the at least one first deceiving print, generating a second deceiving print to have biometric characteristics enabling the second candidate print to obtain a score for the second deceiving print at least equal to the first predetermined threshold.

3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising the step of computing a score of the second candidate print for the second deceiving print.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the candidate print obtains a score above the first predetermined threshold with the at least one first deceiving print, the method comprises the step of triggering a securing action when the score is also above a second predetermined threshold above the first predetermined threshold.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the second predetermined threshold is between the first predetermined threshold and the predetermined validation threshold.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the securing action comprises the step of modifying the at least one first deceiving print for which the candidate print has a score above the second predetermined threshold.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the securing action comprises the step of aborting the identification.

8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the securing action is selected from a list of predetermined securing actions.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the generated second deceiving print is generated and saved in a place of an existing deceiving print after the candidate print has been compared with the at least one reference print and with the existing deceiving print, with the score obtained with the at least one reference print being under the predetermined validation threshold and the score obtained with the existing deceiving print being under the first predetermined threshold.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein at least one deceiving print is saved beforehand, with the at least one deceiving print being a random print.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first candidate print is compared with the at least one first deceiving print and a score of the first candidate print is computed for the at least one first deceiving print, even though the score of the first candidate print is at least equal to the predetermined validation threshold for the at least one reference print.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one reference print and said at least one first deceiving print are saved in a same memory space, with the at least one first deceiving print comprising biometric characteristics so predetermined as to identify and distinguish the at least one first deceiving print from the at least one reference print.

13. The method according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
creating a dummy deceiving print when the candidate print obtains a score above the predetermined validation threshold for the at least one reference print or above the first predetermined threshold for one of the at least one first deceiving print;
comparing the candidate print with the dummy deceiving print; and
computing a score for the dummy deceiving print.

14. The method according to claim 13 , comprising the step of saving the dummy deceiving print into a memory.

15. The method according to claim 13 , comprising the step of simulating the writing of the dummy deceiving print into the memory.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first deceiving print has been generated to have biometric characteristics enabling the candidate print to obtain a score between the first predetermined threshold and the predetermined validation threshold.

17. A device for biometric identification comprising at least one print capture device and a computer unit connected to the capture device, with the computer unit configured to implement the method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Safran Identity & Security
• Idemia Identity & Security

Inventors

• Ragot Marcelin
• Berthier Mael
• Bocktaels Yves
• Bringer Julien

Classifications

• G06V40/40

  Spoof detection, e.g. liveness detection · CPC title

• G06V40/1365 Primary

  Matching; Classification · CPC title

• G06F18/22

  Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures · CPC title

• G06K9/00892

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/00087

  Physics · mapped topic